Autochthonous Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Spain

N Engl J Med. 2017 Jul 13;377(2):154-161. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1615162.

Abstract

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widely distributed, viral, tickborne disease. In Europe, cases have been reported only in the southeastern part of the continent. We report two autochthonous cases in Spain. The index patient acquired the disease through a tick bite in the province of Ávila - 300 km away from the province of Cáceres, where viral RNA from ticks was amplified in 2010. The second patient was a nurse who became infected while caring for the index patient. Both were infected with the African 3 lineage of this virus. (Funded by Red de Investigación Cooperativa en Enfermedades Tropicales [RICET] and Efficient Response to Highly Dangerous and Emerging Pathogens at EU [European Union] Level [EMERGE].).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Colon / pathology
  • Contact Tracing
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / classification
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / genetics
  • Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo / isolation & purification*
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean* / pathology
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean* / transmission
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean* / virology
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
  • Liver / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Necrosis
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Spain